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{{CharInfobox|
{{move|Copycat (Kanto)}}
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name=Copycat|
|bordercolor={{normal color dark}}
jname={{tt|モノマネむすめ|Monomane Musume}}|
|name=Copycat
tmname=Mimic Girl|
|jname=モノマネむすめ
image=Copycat Sugimori Artwork.png|
|tmname=Mimic Girl
caption=[[Ken Sugimori]]'s artwork of Copycat, dressed as {{ga|Ethan}},<br>from the {{tcg|Expedition Base Set}}|
|image=CopycatLGPE.png
gender=Female|
|size=250px
hometown=[[Saffron City]]|
|caption=Screenshot of Copycat from [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]
region=[[Kanto]]|
|gender=Female
game=yes|
|relatives=Unnamed father, unnamed mother
generation={{Gen|I}}, {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}|
|hometown=[[Saffron City]]
games={{3v2|Red|Blue|Yellow}}<br>{{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}<br>{{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}<br>{{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}|
|region=[[Kanto]]
|game=yes
|generation={{Gen|I}}, {{Gen|II}}, {{Gen|III}}, {{Gen|IV}}, {{Gen|VII}}
|games={{game3|Red and Blue|Red, Blue|s}}, {{v2|Yellow}}, {{game3|Gold and Silver|Gold, Silver|s}}, {{v2|Crystal}}, {{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|FireRed, LeafGreen|s}}, {{game3|HeartGold and SoulSilver|HeartGold, SoulSilver|s}}, [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!]]
}}
}}
'''Copycat''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|モノマネむすめ|Monomane Musume}}''' ''Mimic Girl'') lives in [[Saffron City]]. She collects [[Pokémon doll]]s, and likes to dress up as and mimic others. Copycat is not her real name; rather, her nickname.
'''Copycat''' (Japanese: '''モノマネむすめ''' ''Mimic Girl'') is a girl that lives in [[Saffron City]] in the [[Kanto]] [[region]]. She collects [[Pokémon doll]]s, and likes to dress up as and mimic others. Copycat is not her real name, but rather her nickname.


==In the games==
==In the core series games==
===Generation I===
===Generation I===
In [[Generation I]], Copycat will give the [[TM]] for {{m|Mimic}} in return for a {{p|Clefairy}} {{DL|Escape item|Poké Doll}}.
[[File:Generation I Copycat SNES.PNG|thumb|left|160px|Copycat to the right of the player.]]
In [[Generation I]], Copycat will give the {{player}} the [[TM]] for {{m|Mimic}} in return for a {{p|Clefairy}} [[Poké Doll]].


In her bedroom, there is a {{nw|Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES}}{{tt|*|Super Famicom in the Japanese releases}} with a game that has {{smw|Mario}} with a bucket on his head, a reference to the Japan-exclusive game {{smw|Mario & Wario}}, also developed by [[Game Freak]].
In her bedroom, there is an [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System]]{{tt|*|Super Famicom in the Japanese releases}} with a game that has {{smw|Mario}} with a bucket on his head, a reference to the Japan-exclusive game {{smw|Mario & Wario}}, also developed by [[Game Freak]].


Copycat has a {{p|Doduo}} she has somehow taught to mimic human speech, similarly to the abilities of a {{p|Chatot}}.
Copycat has a {{p|Doduo}} she has somehow taught to mimic human speech, similarly to the abilities of a {{p|Chatot}}.
{{left clear}}


===Generation II===
===Generation II===
In [[Generation II]], Copycat's {{p|Clefairy}} {{DL|Escape item|Poké Doll}}, given to her by {{ga|Red}} in [[Generation I]], is lost. It's found by a member of the [[Pokémon Fan Club]] in [[Vermilion City]] who is glad to have it as he loves Clefairy. However, he gives it to the {{player}} and decides to catch one himself. When the player returns to Copycat's house and returns her {{key|II|Lost Item|lost doll}}, she will give the player a {{key|II|Pass|ticket}} to ride the [[Magnet Train]] that travels between [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]].
In [[Generation II]], Copycat's Clefairy Poké Doll, given to her by {{ga|Red}} in [[Generation I]], is lost. It is found by a member of the [[Pokémon Fan Club]] in [[Vermilion City]] who is glad to have it as he loves Clefairy. However, he gives it to the {{player}} and decides to catch one himself. When the player returns to Copycat's house and returns her [[Lost Item|lost doll]], she will give the player a [[Pass]] to ride the [[Magnet Train]] that travels between [[Kanto]] and [[Johto]].


Between the events of Generation I and Generation II, Copycat's house in Saffron City was torn down to make room for the Magnet Train station. According to her, a rail company man gave her a train ticket in compensation for the demolition. Her {{p|Doduo}} has also evolved into {{p|Dodrio}} in the meantime.
Between the events of Generation I and Generation II, Copycat's house in Saffron City was torn down to make room for the Magnet Train station. According to her, a rail company man gave her a train ticket in compensation for the demolition. Her Doduo has also evolved into {{p|Dodrio}} in the meantime.


===Generation III===
===Generation III===
In {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, Copycat has the same role as she did in [[Generation I]]. However, she is now a [[Move Tutor]] who will teach {{m|Mimic}} to a suitable Pokémon instead, due to Mimic no longer being available as a [[TM]].
[[File:Generation III Copycat SNES.PNG|thumb|240px|Copycat to the far right of the player.]]
In {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, Copycat has the same role as she did in Generation I. However, she is now a [[Move Tutor]] who will teach Mimic to a suitable Pokémon instead, due to Mimic no longer being available as a [[TM]].


===Generation IV===
===Generation IV===
In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, Copycat has the same role as she did in [[Generation II]]. However, her {{p|Doduo}}, which evolved into {{p|Dodrio}} in [[Generation II]], has been replaced by a {{p|Banette}}.
In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, Copycat has the same role as she did in Generation II. However, her Doduo, which evolved into Dodrio in Generation II, has been replaced by a {{p|Banette}}. The sprite of the [[Lost Item]] was introduced in those games, displaying it as Copycat's {{p|Clefairy}} doll ([[File:Bag Lost Item IV Sprite.png]]).


===Generation VII===
In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], because battles with wild Pokémon are mostly removed, the player cannot purchase a [[Poké Doll]]. Instead, Copycat will give the {{player}} the [[TM]] for {{m|Substitute}} if they show her a real {{p|Clefairy}} from their [[party]].
The TV in her bedroom now has a [[Nintendo Switch]], and the Mario & Wario reference is changed to reference [[Pokémon Quest]].
===Pokémon===
;Generation I
{| style="width:96px"
| {{ActivePoké|Copycat|Doduo|Spr 1y 084.png|Normal|Flying|size=56px|link=no}}
|}
;Generation II
{| style="width:96px"
| {{ActivePoké|Copycat|Dodrio|Spr 2c 085.png|Normal|Flying|size=56px|link=no}}
| {{ActivePoké|Copycat|Blissey|Spr 2c 242.png|Normal|size=56px|link=no}}
|}
;Generations III and VII
{| style="width:96px"
| {{ActivePoké|Copycat|Doduo|084Doduo.png|Normal|Flying|size=100px|link=no}}
| {{ActivePoké|Copycat|Chansey|113Chansey.png|Normal|size=100px|link=no}}
|}
;Generation IV
{| style="width:96px"
| {{ActivePoké|Copycat|Blissey|Spr 4h 242.png|Normal|size=86px|link=no}}
| {{ActivePoké|Copycat|Banette|Spr 4h 354.png|Ghost|size=80px|link=no}}
|}
===Unused game data===
From [[Generation V]] onwards, the [[Lost Item]] (previously depicted as a {{p|Clefairy}} doll) was changed into a {{p|Mime Jr.}} doll, with a new sprite [[File:Bag Lost Item Sprite.png]] and description: "''The Mime Jr. doll that was lost by the Copycat.''" This is not seen in normal gameplay due this item being unobtainable in those generations.
==Gallery==
===Sprites===
===Sprites===
{{incomplete|section|Sprite from HeartGold/SoulSilver}}
====Copycat====
{{-}}
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{Normal color dark}}; background:#{{Normal color}}; font-size:80%"
{| align="center" style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{Normal color dark}}; background: #{{Normal color}};"
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{Normal color dark}}; background:#{{Normal color light}}; width:80px; height:80px"| [[File:Misty I OD.png]]
|- align=center
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{Normal color dark}}; background:#{{Normal color light}}; width:80px; height:80px"| [[File:Copycat II OD.png]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{Normal color dark}}; background: #{{Normal color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Copycat I OD.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{Normal color dark}}; background:#{{Normal color light}}; width:80px; height:80px"| [[File:Lostelle OD.png]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{Normal color dark}}; background: #{{Normal color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Copycat II OD.png]]
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border:2px solid #{{Normal color dark}}; background:#{{Normal color light}}; width:80px; height:80px"| [[File:Lass HGSS OD.png]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{Normal color dark}}; background: #{{Normal color light}}; width:96px; height:96px"| [[File:Copycat III OD.png]]
|-
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation I}}
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation I}}
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation II}}
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation II}}
| Overworld sprite<br>from {{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
|}
|}


===House===
====Copycat's House====
{{incomplete|section|Maps from Generation I (Japanese and international) and HeartGold/SoulSilver}}
{{-}}
{{-}}
{| align="center" style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color}};"
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background:#{{normal color}}"
|- align=center
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background:#{{normal color light}}" | [[File:Copycat House 1F RBY.png]]
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; width:80px"|
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background:#{{normal color light}}" | [[File:Copycat House 1F GSC.png]]
[[File:Copycat House 1F RBY.png|128px]]
|
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; width:80px"|
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background:#{{normal color light}}" colspan=2 | [[File:Copycat House 1F FRLG.png]]
[[File:Copycat House 1F GSC.png]]
|
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; width:80px"|
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background:#{{normal color light}}; padding:10px" | [[File:Copycat House 1F HGSS.png]]
[[File:Copycat House 1F FRLG.png]]
|- style="font-size:80%"
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| The ground floor of her house in<br>{{colorlink|Generation I|000}}
| The ground floor of her house in<br>{{colorlink|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|000|Red, Blue,}} and {{colorlink|Pokémon Yellow Version|000|Yellow}}
| The ground floor of her<br>house in {{colorlink|Generation II|000}}
| The ground floor of her<br>house in {{colorlink|Generation II|000}}
| The ground floor of her house in<br>{{colorlink|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|000|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| width="75px" |
|- align=center
| colspan=2 | The ground floor of her house in<br>{{colorlink|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|000|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; width:80px"|
| width="75px" |
[[File:Copycat House 2F GSC.png]]
| The ground floor of her house in<br>{{colorlink|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|000|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; width:80px"|
|-
[[File:Copycat House 2F FRLG.png]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background:#{{normal color light}}" | [[File:Copycat House 2F RBY.png]]
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background: #{{normal color light}}; width:80px"|
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background:#{{normal color light}}; padding:10px" | [[File:Copycat House 2F GSC.png]]
[[File:Copycat House 2F FRLG J.png]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background:#{{normal color light}}; padding:10px" colspan=2 | [[File:Copycat House 2F FRLG.png]]
|- align=center style="font-size: 80%;"
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background:#{{normal color light}}; padding:10px" colspan=2 | [[File:Copycat House 2F FRLG J.png]]
| style="{{roundy|20px}} border:2px solid #{{normal color dark}}; background:#{{normal color light}}; padding:10px" | [[File:Copycat House 2F HGSS.png]]
|- style="font-size:80%"
| Her room in <br>{{colorlink|Generation I|000}}
| Her room in {{colorlink|Generation II|000}}
| Her room in {{colorlink|Generation II|000}}
| Her room in {{colorlink|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|000|FireRed and LeafGreen}} (international)
| colspan=2 | Her room in {{colorlink|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|000|FireRed and LeafGreen}}<br>(international)
| Her room in {{colorlink|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|000|FireRed and LeafGreen}} (Japanese)
| colspan=2 | Her room in {{colorlink|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|000|FireRed and LeafGreen}}<br>(Japanese)
| Her room in {{colorlink|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|000|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
|}
|}
==Quotes==
===Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow===
:<{{player}}>: ''"Hi! Do you like <sc>Pokémon</sc>? Uh no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"''
:<sc>Copycat</sc>: ''"Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby!"''
*If player has a [[Poké Doll]]
:<player>: ''"Hi! Do you like <sc>Pokémon</sc>? Uh no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"''
:<sc>Copycat</sc>: ''"Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby! Oh wow! A <sc>Poké Doll</sc>! For me? Thank you! You can have this, then!"''
:''"[[TM31]] contains my favorite, <sc>Mimic</sc>! Use it on a good <sc>Pokémon</sc>!"''
* After giving the Poké Doll
:<player>: ''"Hi! Thanks for TM31! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?"''
:<sc>Copycat</sc>: ''"You bet! It's a scream!"''
===Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal===
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! Do you like <sc>Pokémon</sc>? Uh, no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!|If the player character is male}}"''
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi. You must like <sc>Pokémon</sc>. No, not me. I asked you. Pardon? You're weird!|If the player character is female}}"''
:<sc>Copycat</sc>: ''"Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my favorite hobby!"''
* After the Power Plant has been fixed
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! I heard that you lost your favorite <sc>Pok</sc>é <sc>Doll</sc>. If I find it, you'll give me a rail <sc>Pass</sc>? I'll go find it for you. You think you lost it when you went to <sc>Vermilion City</sc>?|If the player character is male}}"''
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi. Did you really lose your <sc>Pok</sc>é <sc>Doll</sc>? You'll really give me a rail <sc>Pass</sc> if I find it for you? Sure, I'll look for it! You think you lost it when you were in <sc>Vermilion</sc>?|If the player character is female}}"''
:<sc>Copycat</sc>: ''"Pardon? I shouldn't decide what you should do? But I'm really worried... What if someone finds it?"''
* Handing over her [[Lost Item]]
:''"Yay! That's my <sc>Clefairy Pok</sc>é <sc>Doll</sc>! See the tear where the right leg is sewn on? That's proof! OK. Here's the <sc>Magnet Train Pass</sc> like I promised!"''
:''"That's the <sc>Pass</sc> for the <sc>Magnet Train</sc>. The rail company man gave me that when they tore down our old house for the <sc>Station</sc>."''
* Subsequent times talking to
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! Thanks a lot for the rail <sc>Pass</sc>! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?|If the player character is male}}"''
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Thank you for the rail <sc>Pass</sc>! ...Pardon? Is it really that fun to copy what I say and do?|If the player character is female}}"''
:<sc>Copycat</sc>: ''"You bet! It's a scream!"''
===Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen===
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! Do you like <sc>Pokémon</sc>? Uh, no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!|If the player character is male}}"
:<Player>: ''"{{tt|Hi. You must like <sc>Pokémon</sc>. No, not me. I asked you. Pardon? You're weird!|If the player character is female}}"''
:Copycat: ''"Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby!"
* If the player has a Poké Doll
:''"Oh wow! A <sc>Poké Doll</sc>! For me? Thank you! You know what? I can teach the move <sc>Mimic</sc>."''
::'''Yes''': ''"I really love <sc>Mimic</sc>! Who's going to learn it?"''
::'''No''': ''"Don't you like <sc>Mimic</sc>?"''
* Subsequent times talking to
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! Thanks for earlier! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?|If the player character is male}}"''
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! Thanks for what you did for us. Pardon? Is it really that fun to copy what I say and do?|If the player character is female}}"''
:Copycat: ''"You bet! It's a scream!"''
===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
* Before the Power Plant has been fixed
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh, no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!|If the player character is male}}"''
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi. You must like Pokémon. No, not me. I asked you. Pardon? You're weird!|If the player character is female}}"''
:Copycat: ''"Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my main hobby!"''
*After the Power Plant has been fixed
:<player>: ''"Hi! I heard you lost your cherished Poké Doll. If I find it, you'll give me a Magnet Train pass? I'll go find it for you. You think you lost it when you went to Vermilion City?"''
:Copycat: ''"Pardon? I shouldn't decide what you should do? But I'm really worried... What if someone finds it?"''
*Handing over her Lost Item
:''"Yay! That's my <sc>Clefairy</sc> Poké Doll! See the tear where the right arm is sewn on? That's proof! OK. I'll give you this Magnet Train Pass as I promised!"''
:''"You show it at the ticket gate to get on the Magnet Train. The rail-company man gave me that when they tore down our old house for the station."''
*Subsequent times talking to
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! Thanks a lot for the Magnet Train Pass! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?|If the player character is male}}"''
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! Thanks for the Magnet Train Pass! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?|If the player character is female}}"''
:Copycat: ''"You bet! It's a scream!"''
===Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!===
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! Do you like <sc>Pokémon</sc>? Uh, no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!|If the player character is male}}"
:<Player>: ''"{{tt|Hi. You must like <sc>Pokémon</sc>. No, not me. I asked you. Pardon? You're weird!|If the player character is female}}"''
:Copycat: ''"Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my favorite hobby!"
* If talked to again
:''"{{tt|Oh, it's you! Are you here to let me mimic you again?|If the player character is male}}"''
:''"{{tt|Oh, hey! Do you want me to mimic you again?|If the player character is female}}"''
* If the player has a Clefairy with them
:''"Oh wow! A real-life Clefairy! I've never seen one before! Thank you so much! You know what? I'll give you a TM that lets your Pokémon create a copy of itself! [[TM08]] contains the move {{m|Substitute}}! It lets your Pokémon create a decoy of itself by spending HP!"''
* Subsequent times talking to
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! Thanks for earlier! Pardon? Hmph! Is it that fun to mimic everything I say?|If the player character is male}}"''
:<player>: ''"{{tt|Hi! Thanks for what you did for us. Pardon? Wha-? Is it really that fun to copy what I say and do?|If the player character is female}}"''
:Copycat: ''"You bet! It's a scream!"''


==In the anime==
==In the anime==
[[File:Duplica.png|200px|thumb|Copycat's anime counterpart, [[Duplica]]]]
[[File:Duplica.png|thumb|250px|Copycat's anime counterpart, Duplica]]
While Copycat herself has never made an appearance in the {{pkmn|anime}}, she appears to have an anime counterpart in [[Duplica]].
The Copycat appears to have an {{pkmn|anime}} counterpart in [[Duplica]], a recurring character who trains {{p|Ditto}} and appeared in ''[[EP037|Ditto's Mysterious Mansion]]'' and ''[[EP174|Imitation Confrontation]]''.
{{-}}
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==In the TCG==
==In the TCG==
[[Image:CopycatHGSS.png|thumb|Copycat's artwork from the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}} by [[Kanako Eo]], dressed as {{ga|Ethan}}, for the {{tcg|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} expansion]]
[[File:CopycatHeartGoldSoulSilver90.jpg|thumb|200px|Copycat's artwork from the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}} by [[Kanako Eo]] for the {{TCG|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} expansion]]
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Copycat and/or her {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}.
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Copycat and/or her {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in the {{pkmn|Trading Card Game}}.


{{cardlist/header|Copycat|Supporter|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/header|Copycat|Supporter|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Expedition|Copycat|138}}|type=Trainer|type2=Supporter|enset=Expedition Base Set|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=138/165|jpset=Base Expansion Pack|jprarity=Uncommon|jpnum=063/128|enset2=EX Team Rocket Returns|enrarity2=Uncommon|ennum2=83/109|jpset2=Rocket Gang Strikes Back|jprarity2=Uncommon|jpnum2=078/085|enset3=EX Dragon Frontiers|enrarity3=Uncommon|ennum3=73/101|jpset3=Shockwave! Tyranitar ex Constructed Standard Deck|jpnum3=022/024}}
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* In the English localization of {{v2|Yellow}}, an NPC in the [[Celadon Department Store]] mentions that he's trying to buy a {{DL|Escape item|Poké Doll}} for Copycat in [[Cerulean City]]. However, she lives in [[Saffron City]]. This oversight is not present in the original Japanese releases.
* In {{game|Yellow}}, a male [[non-player character|NPC]] at the [[Celadon Department Store]] 4F says that he will give a [[Poké Doll]] to Copycat (as opposed to the earlier games {{game|Red and Blue|s}}, where he talks about buying a Poké Doll for his girlfriend).
* Copycat has green hair in her {{tcg|Expedition Base Set}} artwork, drawn by [[Ken Sugimori]], but brown hair in her {{tcg|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} expansion artwork, drawn by [[Kanako Eo]].
** In the Japanese, French, and Italian versions of Pokémon Yellow, he mentions that Copycat lives in [[Saffron City]]. However, due to a localization error in the English and Spanish versions, he incorrectly says that she lives in [[Cerulean City]]. In the German version, he does not mention where she lives.
* Copycat has green hair in her {{TCG|Expedition Base Set}} artwork, drawn by [[Ken Sugimori]], but brown hair in her {{tcg|HeartGold & SoulSilver}} expansion artwork, drawn by [[Kanako Eo]]. This is likely because in [[Generation IV]], Copycat has the appearance of {{tc|Lass}}es, who have brown hair, and in the first two Generations, black was used for a variety of colors, including green.
** Copycat being depicted with green hair may be due to her anime counterpart possessing the same colour hair.
* In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, Copycat has a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} from all the first four [[generation]]s, if counting her [[Pokémon doll]]s:
* In {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, Copycat has a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} from all the first four [[generation]]s, if counting her [[Pokémon doll]]s:
** A {{p|Clefairy}} doll, representing [[Generation I]];
** A {{p|Clefairy}} doll, representing [[Generation I]];
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** A real {{p|Banette}} (ironically, a Pokémon that was originally a discarded plush doll) and a {{p|Nosepass}} doll, both representing [[Generation III]];
** A real {{p|Banette}} (ironically, a Pokémon that was originally a discarded plush doll) and a {{p|Nosepass}} doll, both representing [[Generation III]];
** A {{p|Cherrim}} doll, representing [[Generation IV]].
** A {{p|Cherrim}} doll, representing [[Generation IV]].
* If the Copycat is in fact parroting the {{player}} as she implies and not merely putting words in their mouths, then she acts as the player's proxy by providing some of the only lines of dialogue said by him/her.
* If the Copycat is in fact parroting the {{player}} as she implies and not merely putting words in their mouth, then she acts as the player's proxy by providing some of the only lines of dialogue said by them.


==Names==
==Names==
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! Language
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! Name
! Name
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! Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Japanese
|Japanese
|{{tt|モノマネむすめ|Monomane Musume}} ''Mimic Girl''
|モノマネむすめ ''Mimic Girl''
|She teaches Pokémon the move {{m|Mimic}}.<br>May also be related to her ability of mimicking others.
|She teaches Pokémon the move {{m|Mimic}} and has the ability to mimic others.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|English
|English
|Copycat
|Copycat
|''Copycat'' is a common children's name-calling for a copier.
|''Copycat'' is a common children's name-calling for a copier.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|French
|French
|Copieuse
|Copieuse
|
|Equivalent of ''copycat'' in French
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|German
|German
|Nachahmerin
|Nachahmerin
|
|Equivalent of ''copycat'' in German
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Italian, Spanish
|Italian, Spanish
|Copiona
|Copiona
|Equivalent of ''copycat'' in Spanish.
|Equivalent of ''copycat'' in Italian and Spanish
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Korean
|{{tt|흉내내기 아가씨|Hyungnaenaegi Agassi}} ''Mimic Girl''
|Same as the Japanese name
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Chinese ({{tt|Mandarin|Taiwan and Mainland China}})
|模仿少女 ''Mófǎng Shàonǚ''
|Literally "Mimicking girl"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Chinese ({{tt|Cantonese|Hong Kong}})
|模仿少女 ''Mòuhfóng Siunéuih''
|Literally "Mimicking girl"
|- style="background:#FFF"
|Brazilian Portuguese
|Imitadora{{tt|*|TCG (Celestial Storm-present)}}<br>Imitador{{tt|*|TCG (HeartGold & SoulSilver-Call of Legends)}}
|Equivalent of ''copycat'' in Portuguese
|}
|}
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Copycat
モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl
CopycatLGPE.png
Screenshot of Copycat from Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Gender Female
Hometown Saffron City
Region Kanto
Relatives Unnamed father, unnamed mother
Generation I, II, III, IV, VII
Games Red, Blue, Yellow, Gold, Silver, Crystal, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!

Copycat (Japanese: モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl) is a girl that lives in Saffron City in the Kanto region. She collects Pokémon dolls, and likes to dress up as and mimic others. Copycat is not her real name, but rather her nickname.

In the core series games

Generation I

Copycat to the right of the player.

In Generation I, Copycat will give the player the TM for Mimic in return for a Clefairy Poké Doll.

In her bedroom, there is an Super Nintendo Entertainment System* with a game that has Mario with a bucket on his head, a reference to the Japan-exclusive game Mario & Wario, also developed by Game Freak.

Copycat has a Doduo she has somehow taught to mimic human speech, similarly to the abilities of a Chatot.

Generation II

In Generation II, Copycat's Clefairy Poké Doll, given to her by Red in Generation I, is lost. It is found by a member of the Pokémon Fan Club in Vermilion City who is glad to have it as he loves Clefairy. However, he gives it to the player and decides to catch one himself. When the player returns to Copycat's house and returns her lost doll, she will give the player a Pass to ride the Magnet Train that travels between Kanto and Johto.

Between the events of Generation I and Generation II, Copycat's house in Saffron City was torn down to make room for the Magnet Train station. According to her, a rail company man gave her a train ticket in compensation for the demolition. Her Doduo has also evolved into Dodrio in the meantime.

Generation III

Copycat to the far right of the player.

In FireRed and LeafGreen, Copycat has the same role as she did in Generation I. However, she is now a Move Tutor who will teach Mimic to a suitable Pokémon instead, due to Mimic no longer being available as a TM.

Generation IV

In HeartGold and SoulSilver, Copycat has the same role as she did in Generation II. However, her Doduo, which evolved into Dodrio in Generation II, has been replaced by a Banette. The sprite of the Lost Item was introduced in those games, displaying it as Copycat's Clefairy doll (Bag Lost Item IV Sprite.png).

Generation VII

In Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, because battles with wild Pokémon are mostly removed, the player cannot purchase a Poké Doll. Instead, Copycat will give the player the TM for Substitute if they show her a real Clefairy from their party.

The TV in her bedroom now has a Nintendo Switch, and the Mario & Wario reference is changed to reference Pokémon Quest.

Pokémon

Generation I
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Doduo
Generation II
Spr 2c 085.png
Dodrio
Spr 2c 242.png
Blissey
Generations III and VII
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Doduo
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Chansey
Generation IV
Spr 4h 242.png
Blissey
Spr 4h 354.png
Banette

Unused game data

From Generation V onwards, the Lost Item (previously depicted as a Clefairy doll) was changed into a Mime Jr. doll, with a new sprite Bag Lost Item Sprite.png and description: "The Mime Jr. doll that was lost by the Copycat." This is not seen in normal gameplay due this item being unobtainable in those generations.

Gallery

Sprites

Copycat

Misty I OD.png Copycat II OD.png Lostelle OD.png Lass HGSS OD.png
Overworld sprite from
Generation I
Overworld sprite from
Generation II
Overworld sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen
Overworld sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver

Copycat's House


Copycat House 1F RBY.png Copycat House 1F GSC.png Copycat House 1F FRLG.png Copycat House 1F HGSS.png
The ground floor of her house in
Generation I
The ground floor of her
house in Generation II
The ground floor of her house in
FireRed and LeafGreen
The ground floor of her house in
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Copycat House 2F RBY.png Copycat House 2F GSC.png Copycat House 2F FRLG.png Copycat House 2F FRLG J.png Copycat House 2F HGSS.png
Her room in
Generation I
Her room in Generation II Her room in FireRed and LeafGreen
(international)
Her room in FireRed and LeafGreen
(Japanese)
Her room in HeartGold and SoulSilver

Quotes

Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow

<player>: "Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"
Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby!"
<player>: "Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"
Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby! Oh wow! A Poké Doll! For me? Thank you! You can have this, then!"
"TM31 contains my favorite, Mimic! Use it on a good Pokémon!"
  • After giving the Poké Doll
<player>: "Hi! Thanks for TM31! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?"
Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

<player>: "Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh, no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"
<player>: "Hi. You must like Pokémon. No, not me. I asked you. Pardon? You're weird!"
Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my favorite hobby!"
  • After the Power Plant has been fixed
<player>: "Hi! I heard that you lost your favorite Poké Doll. If I find it, you'll give me a rail Pass? I'll go find it for you. You think you lost it when you went to Vermilion City?"
<player>: "Hi. Did you really lose your Poké Doll? You'll really give me a rail Pass if I find it for you? Sure, I'll look for it! You think you lost it when you were in Vermilion?"
Copycat: "Pardon? I shouldn't decide what you should do? But I'm really worried... What if someone finds it?"
"Yay! That's my Clefairy Poké Doll! See the tear where the right leg is sewn on? That's proof! OK. Here's the Magnet Train Pass like I promised!"
"That's the Pass for the Magnet Train. The rail company man gave me that when they tore down our old house for the Station."
  • Subsequent times talking to
<player>: "Hi! Thanks a lot for the rail Pass! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?"
<player>: "Thank you for the rail Pass! ...Pardon? Is it really that fun to copy what I say and do?"
Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

<player>: "Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh, no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"
<Player>: "Hi. You must like Pokémon. No, not me. I asked you. Pardon? You're weird!"
Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But, that's my favorite hobby!"
  • If the player has a Poké Doll
"Oh wow! A Poké Doll! For me? Thank you! You know what? I can teach the move Mimic."
Yes: "I really love Mimic! Who's going to learn it?"
No: "Don't you like Mimic?"
  • Subsequent times talking to
<player>: "Hi! Thanks for earlier! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?"
<player>: "Hi! Thanks for what you did for us. Pardon? Is it really that fun to copy what I say and do?"
Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

  • Before the Power Plant has been fixed
<player>: "Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh, no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"
<player>: "Hi. You must like Pokémon. No, not me. I asked you. Pardon? You're weird!"
Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my main hobby!"
  • After the Power Plant has been fixed
<player>: "Hi! I heard you lost your cherished Poké Doll. If I find it, you'll give me a Magnet Train pass? I'll go find it for you. You think you lost it when you went to Vermilion City?"
Copycat: "Pardon? I shouldn't decide what you should do? But I'm really worried... What if someone finds it?"
  • Handing over her Lost Item
"Yay! That's my Clefairy Poké Doll! See the tear where the right arm is sewn on? That's proof! OK. I'll give you this Magnet Train Pass as I promised!"
"You show it at the ticket gate to get on the Magnet Train. The rail-company man gave me that when they tore down our old house for the station."
  • Subsequent times talking to
<player>: "Hi! Thanks a lot for the Magnet Train Pass! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?"
<player>: "Hi! Thanks for the Magnet Train Pass! Pardon? Is it that fun to mimic my every move?"
Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

<player>: "Hi! Do you like Pokémon? Uh, no, I just asked you. Huh? You're strange!"
<Player>: "Hi. You must like Pokémon. No, not me. I asked you. Pardon? You're weird!"
Copycat: "Hmm? Quit mimicking? But that's my favorite hobby!"
  • If talked to again
"Oh, it's you! Are you here to let me mimic you again?"
"Oh, hey! Do you want me to mimic you again?"
  • If the player has a Clefairy with them
"Oh wow! A real-life Clefairy! I've never seen one before! Thank you so much! You know what? I'll give you a TM that lets your Pokémon create a copy of itself! TM08 contains the move Substitute! It lets your Pokémon create a decoy of itself by spending HP!"
  • Subsequent times talking to
<player>: "Hi! Thanks for earlier! Pardon? Hmph! Is it that fun to mimic everything I say?"
<player>: "Hi! Thanks for what you did for us. Pardon? Wha-? Is it really that fun to copy what I say and do?"
Copycat: "You bet! It's a scream!"

In the anime

Copycat's anime counterpart, Duplica

The Copycat appears to have an anime counterpart in Duplica, a recurring character who trains Ditto and appeared in Ditto's Mysterious Mansion and Imitation Confrontation.

In the TCG

Copycat's artwork from the Trading Card Game by Kanako Eo for the HeartGold & SoulSilver expansion

This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Copycat and/or her Pokémon in the Trading Card Game.

Copycat
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion
Rarity # Japanese
Expansion
Rarity #
Copycat T [Su] Expedition Base Set Uncommon 138/165 Base Expansion Pack Uncommon 063/128
EX Team Rocket Returns Uncommon 83/109 Rocket Gang Strikes Back Uncommon 078/085
EX Dragon Frontiers Uncommon 73/101 Shockwave! Tyranitar ex Constructed Standard Deck   022/024
Copycat Su HeartGold & SoulSilver Uncommon 90/123 SoulSilver Collection Uncommon 069/070
      L-P Promotional cards   024/L-P
Raichu Half Deck   21/30      
Call of Legends Uncommon 77/95      
Celestial Storm Uncommon 127/168 Champion Road Uncommon 065/066
Celestial Storm Rare Ultra 163/168 Champion Road SR 077/066
      GX Ultra Shiny   135/150
Evolving Skies Uncommon 143/203 Skyscraping Perfection C 065/067
Evolving Skies Rare Ultra 200/203 Skyscraping Perfection SR 079/067
Evolving Skies Rare Rainbow 222/203 Skyscraping Perfection SR 086/067
 


Trivia

Names

Language Name Origin
Japanese モノマネむすめ Mimic Girl She teaches Pokémon the move Mimic and has the ability to mimic others.
English Copycat Copycat is a common children's name-calling for a copier.
French Copieuse Equivalent of copycat in French
German Nachahmerin Equivalent of copycat in German
Italian, Spanish Copiona Equivalent of copycat in Italian and Spanish
Korean 흉내내기 아가씨 Mimic Girl Same as the Japanese name
Chinese (Mandarin) 模仿少女 Mófǎng Shàonǚ Literally "Mimicking girl"
Chinese (Cantonese) 模仿少女 Mòuhfóng Siunéuih Literally "Mimicking girl"
Brazilian Portuguese Imitadora*
Imitador*
Equivalent of copycat in Portuguese


Non-player characters in the core series games
Kanto Professor OakMom (Kanto)Mom (LGPE)RedBlueGreenTraceDaisyOld manBillCelioMr. FujiSafari Zone WardenCopycatPrimoKoichi
Pokémon Fan Club ChairmanErik and SaraLostelleTealaSelphyCalSteven StoneMayleneMinaCameronMr. GameMorimoto
Team RocketGym guideGym LeadersElite FourProfessors' aidesMagikarp salesmanName RaterDay-Care PersonMr. Hyper


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